Army Quote by Scilla Elworthy

People do not make wars; governments do.

— Ronald Reagan

We are governed not by armies, but by ideas.

— Mona Caird

It is entirely clear that there is only one way in which great wars can be permanently prevented, and that is the establishment of…

— Bertrand Russell

It was an old lesson learned by governments: that war solves problems of control.

— Howard Zinn

Look at government programs for the past fifty years. Every single one - except warfare - achieved the exact opposite of its announced goal.

— Peter Drucker

Armies are created to protect an established system, not people. In the future, an educated humanity will not stand for war.

— Jacque Fresco

The only true solution would be a convention under which all the governments would bind themselves to defend collectively any country that was attacked.

— Alfred Nobel

When people don't understand that the government doesn't have their interests in mind, they're more susceptible to go to war.

— Howard Zinn

We are not governed by armies or police, but by ideas.

— Mona Caird

The power of making war often prevents it, and in our case would give efficacy to our desire of peace.

— Anonymous

I guess this is why I hate governments, all governments. It is always the rule, the fine print, carried out by fine-print men. There's…

— John Steinbeck

War is pillage versus resistance and if illusions of magnitude could be transmuted into ideals of magnanimity, peace might be realized.

— Marianne Moore